US5638964A - Wrench rack - Google Patents
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- the present invention pertains to a wrench rack for holding a set of wrenches in orderly fashion either on a wall surface, in a tool box, on a work bench, etc.,.
- Wrench racks are in use to support a set of wrenches and facilitate wrench selection and storage.
- Such racks typically include rows of arms with corresponding pairs of arms supporting wrenches of the open end, box, combination, etc., types.
- a drawback to known wrench racks is the inability of same to secure the wrenches against accidental displacement from the arms.
- the present invention is embodied in a wrench rack wherein arm structures include means biasing the wrenches into contact with an adjacent arm structure to ensure wrench retention.
- the rack includes a base having oppositely disposed rows of arm structures with a pair of corresponding arm structures serving to grip a wrench thereon to prevent accidental dislodgement.
- the arm structures include yieldable members which flex to accommodate an inserted wrench handle.
- a barrier additionally serves to inhibit undesired wrench movement yet readily permits wrench separation when grasped by the user's fingertips.
- An open area in the arm structure permits flexure of a portion of same without reliance on additional components.
- Important objectives of the present rack include the provision of a wrench rack lending itself to high volume production methods yet providing for wrench retention against all but intended forces to provide an orderly set of wrenches wherever the rack is located, e.g., tool box, wall surface, automobile trunk, etc.; the provision of a wrench rack wherein rows of arm structures are provided with yieldable components which flex under wrench imparted forces during wrench installation and removal and which components are homogeneous with the remainder of the rack.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the present wrench rack on a wall surface
- FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a wrench rack arm structure taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing a modified arm structure.
- the reference numeral 1 indicates a wall surface on which the present rack may be supported.
- the rack is equally usable otherwise attached or free standing.
- a rack arm structure is indicated generally at 2 while a rack base is at 3 which forms a web interconnecting rows of arm structures 2 for reception of a wrench handle W.
- the same includes a main member 4 and a flexible wrench biasing member 5 having a raised protruding surface 5A for wrench handle contact.
- a lengthwise oriented opening at 6 along the arm structure is defined by members 4 and 5 and a bridging member joining their distal portions and permits member 5 to be a span of material of reduced cross section which may yield upon advancement of the wrench handle W into arm structure engagement.
- a barrier at 7 of the arm structure is located adjacent the arm outer end so as to present a hinderance to wrench removal to the extent the wrench is retained against all but intentional removal efforts.
- the opening 6 may be of the closed type per FIG.
- Wrench biasing member 4' is a reversed end segment of the arm structure. Arrows indicate the direction of displacement of wrench biasing member 5 and 5' during seating of a wrench on the rack.
- a lower surface 8 of each arm structure provides a surface along which a wrench handle slides during wrench insertion and removal.
- the size of the arm structures may vary.
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